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• FIAT Panda 2011 Dynamic Petrol 1.2 manual - Timing Belt /Water pump replacement kit 20 Aug 2016 (Forum)
  Does anyone know if there is a genuine Fiat kit for the above including tensioners pump etc or are the kits available separately? If so is there a recomended retail price for the kit(s)? Is there a book time available for both jobs together or do the individual jobs book times
• Selling old SORNed car: should I tax & insure? 22 May 2016 (Forum)
  I've got an old car on my drive that's been declared SORN.  It's about 15 years old, but runs fine and has MOT until September.  I think it's worth around £500 (it's a 2000 reg 3 litre Jaguar S-Type auto if that makes any difference). I want to sell it to reclaim the space
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  Why does my Focus suffer from poor handling? 31 Jan 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My recently purchased Ford Focus 1.6 TDCI on 235/40/ZR 18-inch Michelin pilot Sport 3 tyres has a tendency to tramline made worse by the increased thickness...
• Volvo V40 Cross Country 1.6 diesel lux model - Buying and financing used car 24 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  loan for £7500  ( can get 3.3% apr with m&s bank repayments £218 X 36months and pay the rest with savings using a credit card to hand over some of deposit so I have the extra security that using a credit offers and paying off the card before I incur any credit card interest charges
• Porsche Boxster - Warning lights on dash after fitting a fuse 12 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  be reset please? As I understand it he hasn't started the car - simply turned the ignition to the first position.  Car is a 2006 Boxster S.
• Volvo V50 (2004 - ) - 2.0d - any good, and a few questions? 11 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  driven diesels, will always drive diesels, and really there's no point even going there. We've done the discussion to death, and a diesel it will be. AFAIK, this is the same PSA/Ford engine as used in the new Mondeo / S-Max / Focus, and the Pug 307/407. Is that correct? I know a few people with high
• MINI cooper 2005 - Grinding sound from 2005 MINI cooper 24 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  gearbox bearings, O/S drive shaft, and Diff (costing me £800!).  The garage also replaced my gearbox with a reconditioned one (at no extra cost), but still the sound remains. The sound does not occur when the car is out of gear, ONLY when under load.  Does anybody know what
• Citroen Jumpy, Peugeot Despatch, Fiat Scudo - What is a reasonable mileage for a van based MPV? 18 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  Hello, Well as the Dacia plan did not work (part self employed and new rules for financing) we are now saving up for a used MPV. Seeing plenty of the S-Max/5008/Mazda 5 around (all in the same ball park pricewise but most going over 100,000 miles) but maybe considering a larger van based
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  Buying a used estate - which model is best? 9 Apr 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I want a large used estate car (three years old), with a comfortable cabin and automatic gearbox. I only do 10,000 miles a year, but want a petrol as I'm...
• Used car depreciation. 4 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  .  The problem with the second option is that I don't know if it is a viable one or not. What price will the used updated Mazda 3's be in about a year's time. If it's much more than £10,000 then I may as well just try to get a decent car now
• Mazda 2 2006/07 1.4 Petrol - Any good? 25 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  than the Ford Fiesta on which it shares a number of components and the chassis. Question - any owners out there care to comment on Mazda 2's from 2006/07 in 1.4 petrol guise? I would prefer an automatic but HJ says they can go wrong and manual is a better option.  Any views
• Golf or Civic.. 20 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  managed to find 2 potential cars and was hoping i could get some advice as i know very little about cars.. ** First contender is a VW Golf TDI GT - 2007, 54k miles. Excellent condition at £5k - being sold by a mate who i know has looked after it. ** The other is a Honda Civic Type-S GT
• Citroen C6 - Citroen C6 Diesel engine fuel supply 11 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  fire started just after joining M25 at J13. moved out to middle lane 65 mph  misfire started and repeated and engine stopped as approaching J 12 ,slipped clutch  to get to n/s lane ( no hard shoulder) decided to abort and go home via M3S . released clutch and engine bump started. Continued
• Jeep Cherokee CRD KJ - ABS Light and brakelight on dash 10 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  Hi , I am trying to fix the ABS on the above jeep , front bearing replaced including abs sensor as it was s/h it was better to include the abs this way and was guaranteed and resolved the bearing issue it had . The sensor has a resistance of .624 ohms and the rear sensor on the diff is also .625
• A-M Spring Concours @ Ragley Hall 20 May 2014 (Forum)
  Took this in on Sunday. What a delight to wander amongst so many desirable examples in glorious conditions, etc., etc., apart from that new(ish) Rapide S! The Works Team had one on display on their pitch. What an ugly mutt that is from the outside, although the interior is simply
• .....what small car for £5K'ish 27 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  for around £5k'ish. Have been looking (on net) at: Suzhuki Swift Sport (newer and low miles for years) Skoda Fabi VRS (no DPF) 2009 on Ford Fiesta Zetec S (would struggle to get a decent one for cash) Want somthing that is bit of fun to drive at weekends
• 2003 Renault Laguna 1.9dci - Starting problem 4 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  and there is a fair amount of fuel pumping out when engine is cranked. I presume this is a fault in the injectors somewhere but is there any way of finding out which injector/s is faulty? Can they be overhauled? What would cause injector to fail due to a turbo fault? Could this be a immobiliser problem or something
• Vauxhall Vectra B 1998 1.8 Petrol - Electrical Problem 25 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  like a dream, sweet smooth, acelerates well, seems desperate to get up into high 70's when being driven, revs don't seem to be restricted.  BUT!  for no reason and seemingly at random, engine just stops as though key turned off.  Wait a few seconds starts fine, pulls away fine
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  Best little cars? 30 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Next month I'm moving back to England after living in Germany. I am looking for a petrol car with an engine of 1.6 litres or less for less than £3000. I...
• Mercedes 220 CDI - Intercooler and /or turbo noise 12 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  hi Guys i really need some good advise about my car and the noise that i experience a while ago. after start i can hear a hard blow off or whiz from under the bonnet and the noise coming from where`s the intercooler / turbo.if i open the bonnet i can see some oil around the front